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by miles11
Sat Jan 30, 2010 10:33 pm
Forum: Mellel
Topic: Mac Symbol font not working?
Replies: 7
Views: 6107

Re: Mac Symbol font not working?

I agree with Don, there are ways to deal with this. Since you write long documents and need symbols, you would probably find CopyPaste Pro extremely useful. With it you can set up multiple clipboard archives (as many as you need) for storage of copied items you want permanently saved for later re-us...
by miles11
Tue Dec 15, 2009 6:27 pm
Forum: Mellel
Topic: Footnotes shortecuts
Replies: 3
Views: 3202

Re: Footnotes shortecuts

Thanks from me, too, Don. I didn't know about the selectable shortcuts for inserting notes.
by miles11
Sun Nov 08, 2009 7:33 pm
Forum: Mellel
Topic: Bookends half price for next 10 hours
Replies: 1
Views: 2276

Bookends half price for next 10 hours

Thought this might interest some Mellel users:

Buy Bookends 10.6.1 for $49.00 (retail $99.00).

Bookends 10.6.1:
Reference management and bibliography software.

http://www.macupdate.com/
by miles11
Wed Oct 28, 2009 8:08 pm
Forum: Mellel
Topic: spelling and grammar checker
Replies: 15
Views: 22247

Re: spelling and grammar checker

I agree with donb. Long ago, I installed a program to check grammar and it was a lot of fun -- tinkering with the settings and prefs, playing around with it. It was like a computer game, an enjoyable time-waster. What it did not do well, is check grammar. I soon got tired of it and dumped it.
by miles11
Sun Oct 18, 2009 5:46 pm
Forum: Mellel
Topic: Newbie question: Style changes not reflected in the document
Replies: 7
Views: 5184

Re: Newbie question: Style changes not reflected in the document

Well, it seems my style set database was corrupt. I duplicated the recalcitrant set style and the resulting copy behaved well… Then I tried to delete the original but it kept reappearing in my sets database. I wish I could reproduce this because it seems there is a bug at work. Unfortunately I cann...
by miles11
Mon Oct 12, 2009 5:09 pm
Forum: Mellel
Topic: Mellel Tutorial for beginners (for version 2.7)
Replies: 9
Views: 11506

Re: Mellel Tutorial for beginners (for version 2.7)

I'm a longtime Mellel user who read the tutorial and found it useful. There's a free PDF reader called Skim that's terrific. It makes it a snap to navigate long PDF files from the table of contents. You can highlight sections of interest, or circle them, add regular and anchored notes. And you can s...
by miles11
Mon Oct 12, 2009 5:00 pm
Forum: Mellel
Topic: assign strings (words) to keys?
Replies: 5
Views: 6943

Re: assign strings (words) to keys?

I second Spell CatcherX. It not only has the text expansion capability but includes loads of other features useful to writers. Copy Paste Pro has multiple clipboards and with it you can create "clip archives" that hold anything you want to save for later use. You can name the archives and ...
by miles11
Wed Sep 23, 2009 4:55 pm
Forum: Mellel
Topic: Continuous list numbering?
Replies: 9
Views: 7941

Re: Continuous list numbering?

<<It would be nice to have multiple paragraphs in a single item on the list.>>

I agree with the other posters about continuous numbering.

And multiple paragraphs would be really helpful.
by miles11
Wed Sep 23, 2009 4:41 pm
Forum: Mellel
Topic: Placing graphics
Replies: 3
Views: 3413

Re: Placing graphics

There seems to be a bug in Mellel 2.7 with placing graphics ... I get stuck in a loop with this text message: Documenting rendering. After missing the last couple of upgrades I finally downloaded 2.7. I wanted a quick overview of the new features so I downloaded the tutorial but was never able to o...
by miles11
Fri Jul 24, 2009 12:43 am
Forum: Mellel
Topic: FileMaker and Mellel
Replies: 5
Views: 5013

Re: FileMaker and Mellel

Are the other files you have no problem with FileMaker recognizing bundles like Mellel files? Could part of the problem be because Mellel files are actually directories? No, they're not bundles. This is a FileMaker problem (my version's a few years old, maybe things have changed in later versions, ...
by miles11
Wed Jul 22, 2009 11:57 pm
Forum: Mellel
Topic: FileMaker and Mellel
Replies: 5
Views: 5013

Re: FileMaker and Mellel

FileMaker databases allow one to access individual files via a "container." Unfortunately, because Mellel files are now bundles, they are not recognized by FileMaker. This is a very old thread so I decided to ask about this problem again. Has anyone found a way to get FileMaker to recogni...
by miles11
Sat Jul 18, 2009 3:49 pm
Forum: Mellel
Topic: Read consecutive files into Mellel
Replies: 3
Views: 3927

Re: Read consecutive files into Mellel

I collect a lot of text, too. An "Append to "SELECTED" Document" feature would be extremely useful. Assigned an easy to use and remember shortcut, of course. And with a user selectable divider automatically inserted between pasted items: date, dotted line, project name, for insta...
by miles11
Fri Apr 24, 2009 6:01 pm
Forum: Mellel
Topic: Licensing question
Replies: 7
Views: 6068

Re: Licensing question

Does this mean, given the OP's original purchase date of late 2006, that a single upgrade would only get the OP the version that was current as of late 2008, and a second upgrade would then need to be purchased to get to the current version? I still use Mellel v2.2.5. It works well for the kinds of...
by miles11
Sat Mar 28, 2009 5:24 pm
Forum: The Nitty and the Gritty
Topic: Feature request: Special characters as part of the pallette
Replies: 4
Views: 5264

Re: Feature request: Special characters as part of the pallette

There are two small apps I would suggest: 1) Clip Master, a free preference pane saves items for later use. It's quick and easy to add new pieces of text, etc. This is okay for saving a few items. 2) But my favorite utility, by far, is CopyPaste Pro. This is a multi-clipboard app that includes many ...
by miles11
Tue Mar 17, 2009 5:53 pm
Forum: The Nitty and the Gritty
Topic: Simple feature request: Auto-hide palettes
Replies: 10
Views: 9696

Re: Simple feature request: Auto-hide palettes

I like the auto-hide idea. There are several apps out there that might offer some ideas. CopyPaste Pro has small icons that are always visible on the desktop. Passing the cursor over one of them causes a palette to open (the palette closes automatically when the cursor is moved away). CP also has pr...